diff --git a/dots/bash/.bashrc b/dots/bash/.bashrc
index 0d25a12..728f89d 100644
--- a/dots/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/dots/bash/.bashrc
@@ -212,11 +212,10 @@ rshift() {
 # tss aka terminal screen saver
 tss() {
     commands=("aafire -driver curses" "DISPLAY= cacafire" "cmatrix -a -b -s -u 5" "unimatrix.py")
-    random_command=${commands[ $RANDOM % ${#commands[@]} ]}
+    random_command="${commands[ $RANDOM % ${#commands[@]} ]}"
     $random_command
 }
 
-
 # ---
 # mounting
 # ---